SECURITY RESEARCH SEVENTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME 20072013

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SECURITY RESEARCHSEVENTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME
2007-2013

• Mark StroudHome Office Scientific Development
  BranchUK Security Programme Committee Member

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Content

• Content of the 2007 Work Programme
• Implementation and particularities
• Information on the 2007 Calls for Proposals
• Outlook

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Security theme

• Budget - 1,400 M over 7 years
• 2007 Budget - 80 M
• Civil research programme
• Security not safety
• Mission orientated

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Research themes

• 4 Security missions / activities
• Security of citizens
• Security of infrastructure and utilities
• Intelligent surveillance and border security
• Restoring security and safety in case of crisis
• 3 Cross cutting activities
• Security systems integration, interconnectivity
  and interoperability
• Security and Society
• Security Research coordination and structuring

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2007 Research calls

• 1 Work Programme for 2007
• 2 Calls for Proposals in 2007
• Security Call 1 Dec to May 07
• Joint Security ICT call Aug to Nov 07

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Security of citizens
Call FP7-SEC-2007-1

• Intelligent urban environment observation system
• Integrated mobile security kit
• Detection, identification authentication
• Stand off scanning and detection of hidden
  dangerous materials and/or stowaways, fast and
  reliable alerting and specification
• Improved control of explosives throughout their
  lifecycle
• Positioning localisation
• Localisation and tracking of chemical components
  in substance production
• Observation through water, metal, ground etc
• Situation awareness assessment (surveillance)
• Water distribution surveillance
• Secure strategic information management system

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Security of infrastructure and utilities
Call FP7-SEC-2007-1

• Security of critical infrastructures related to
  mass transportation (phase 1)
• Integrated protection of rail transportation
• Detection, identification authentication
• Detection of unattended goods and of owner
• Detection of abnormal behaviour of vehicles both
  in wide and small land areas
• Detection of abnormal behaviour
• Situation awareness assessment (surveillance)
• Small area 24 hours surveillance

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Intelligent surveillance and border security
Call FP7-SEC-2007-1

• Integrated border management system (phase 1)
• Main port security system (including containers)
• Unregulated land borders and wide land
  surveillance system
• Integrated check points security
• Detection, identification authentication
• Air 3D detection of manned and unmanned platforms
  
• Situation awareness assessment (surveillance)
• Surveillance in wide maritime areas through
  active and passive means
• Communication
• Solutions for ensuring disruption-tolerant
  end-to-end communication availability, relying on
  physical and logical technologies, on diversity
  of hybrid systems

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Restoring security and safety in case of crisis
Call FP7-SEC-2007-1

• Network enabled command and control system
• Integrated specialist search and rescue system
• Post incident basic service restoration system
• Wireless communication for EU crisis management
• Situation awareness assessment (surveillance)
• Developing a common operational picture between
  regional and national authorities, first
  responders etc.
• Command control
• Intelligent decision support
• Incident response
• Personal equipment
• Neutralisation of devices/effects

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WP 2007 - Cross cutting activity 5 Security
systems integration, interconnectivity and
interoperability
Call FP7-SEC-2007-1

• Not open for self-standing actions in the
  Security Research call 1
• Can be addressed related to mission areas 1, 2, 3
  and 4.
• Self-standing actions are addressed in the Joint
  Call ICT Security 1

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WP 2007 - Cross cutting activity 6 Security
Society
Call FP7-SEC-2007-1

• Citizens and Society
• Understanding organisational structures and
  cultures of public users
• Foresight, scenarios and security as an evolving
  concept
• Security Economics
• Ethics and justice

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Security Research coordination and structuring
Call FP7-SEC-2007-1

• Technology Watch
• European Security Research Networks, incl. for
  standardisation
• Network of facilities for test and validation of
  security related products
• Transparency and networking amongst Member States
  and associated countries
• Supply chains and market integration
• Trans-national co-operation among NCPs

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Important to know for FP7-SEC-2007-1
Call FP7-SEC-2007-1

• No classified proposals in this call
  
• Classified or sensitive actions possible
• Special Committee Procedure, SAL
• All topics open for international cooperation
• Associated countries treated like Member States
• All (collaborative project) topics open for 75
  funding
• Same evaluation criteria as all FP7 plus
  evaluation of end-user involvement and mission
  specificity
• Evaluation by experts from supply and demand side
• Hearings for successful demonstration and
  integration projects

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Information and Support

• EU Security research websites
• http//ec.europa.eu/enterprise/security
• http//cordis.europa.eu/security
• http//cordis.europa.eu/fp7/calls/
• Enquiry Service
• http//ec.europa.eu/research/enquiries
• UK National Contact Point
• Dr Rachel Leighton
• Tel. [phone]
• securityNCP_at_homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

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Thank you questions?